Our country is in danger, but not to be despaired of.
Our enemies are numerous and powerful; but we have many friends, determining to be free, and heaven and earth will aid the resolution.
Gen. Joseph Warren
Our enemies are numerous and powerful; but we have many friends, determining to be free, and heaven and earth will aid the resolution.
Gen. Joseph Warren
Are You A
Spectator,
Or A Patriot?
Spectator,
Or A Patriot?
The next meeting for the
WCP Committee will be
Sunday, May 20, 2012
at Scenic Regional Library
912 S. Hwy 47
Warrenton, Mo. 63383
3:00 p.m.
WCP Committee will be
Sunday, May 20, 2012
at Scenic Regional Library
912 S. Hwy 47
Warrenton, Mo. 63383
3:00 p.m.
Grateful for gridlock
If the president is going to tell us why we are angry, I wish he would get it right. His spin is that we are frustrated because Congress didn't get "health care reform" passed due to partisanship and bickering.
The truth is we are relieved that it didn't pass. In this case, I am grateful for gridlock. I thank God for those "obstructionist Republicans."
The election in Massachusetts obviously represented support of the filibuster process, which the Republicans could use to save us all from government-run health care.
After the Massachusetts election, America breathed a sigh of relief, but with a fear that health control would raise its ugly head again. How can we get it through the thick heads in Washington that we don't want the government running all of health care? I hope the people of America will continue to voice their opposition to federal health control.
Diane Foland, Warrenton
If the president is going to tell us why we are angry, I wish he would get it right. His spin is that we are frustrated because Congress didn't get "health care reform" passed due to partisanship and bickering.
The truth is we are relieved that it didn't pass. In this case, I am grateful for gridlock. I thank God for those "obstructionist Republicans."
The election in Massachusetts obviously represented support of the filibuster process, which the Republicans could use to save us all from government-run health care.
After the Massachusetts election, America breathed a sigh of relief, but with a fear that health control would raise its ugly head again. How can we get it through the thick heads in Washington that we don't want the government running all of health care? I hope the people of America will continue to voice their opposition to federal health control.
Diane Foland, Warrenton
Religious Freedom
There has been much said about the Obama administration and HHS mandate for religious organizations to include free abortion-inducing drugs, contraception and sterilization procedures in their health insurance plans.
This move has been characterized by the main stream media and by the administration as a women’s rights issue. It is not. It is a clear violation of the First Amendment rights of those religious organizations that hold a firm belief regarding these practices.
I would also suggest that each American’s First Amendment rights are at risk. If the Obama administration doesn’t care about the rights of the people that the Constitution is supposed to protect regarding religion, why would they honor the freedom of speech, or of the press, or of the right to peaceably assemble or the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances?
When religious groups are forced to deny their deeply held religious convictions, it is not called "balance"; it is called "tyranny."
A constitutional republic has provided protection for the individual and ushered in prosperity to our country that has never been known by any other country. We have been losing those constitutional protections for years and those losses have been accelerated in the last three years.
Our country as we once knew it will not survive another four years of this tyrannical administration. Wake up! Study history. The United States of America are at risk.
Bev Ehlen, Warrenton
There has been much said about the Obama administration and HHS mandate for religious organizations to include free abortion-inducing drugs, contraception and sterilization procedures in their health insurance plans.
This move has been characterized by the main stream media and by the administration as a women’s rights issue. It is not. It is a clear violation of the First Amendment rights of those religious organizations that hold a firm belief regarding these practices.
I would also suggest that each American’s First Amendment rights are at risk. If the Obama administration doesn’t care about the rights of the people that the Constitution is supposed to protect regarding religion, why would they honor the freedom of speech, or of the press, or of the right to peaceably assemble or the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances?
When religious groups are forced to deny their deeply held religious convictions, it is not called "balance"; it is called "tyranny."
A constitutional republic has provided protection for the individual and ushered in prosperity to our country that has never been known by any other country. We have been losing those constitutional protections for years and those losses have been accelerated in the last three years.
Our country as we once knew it will not survive another four years of this tyrannical administration. Wake up! Study history. The United States of America are at risk.
Bev Ehlen, Warrenton
Warrenton Recreational Center
When reading through the Warren County Record last week I was surprised to see a full age regarding the Warrenton Recreation Center. I assume it was paid for by the City of Warrenton.
The colors, the pictures, the comparisons were so positive, so attractive I looked for the “paid for” at the bottom of the ad to see the political committee which was going to be providing the support for the issue. There was no “paid for.” This full page “informational” piece on the proposed Warrenton Recreational Center may comply with the letter of the law regarding informational rather than endorsing but it certainly abuses the spirit of the law.
But more importantly, the mayor and the board of aldermen have abused one of the principles of good civil government. One can delegate to the civil government only what that person has the authority to do himself. The civil government does not have the authority to put an illegitimate item to a vote of the people.
An individual may support a cause as worthy as a recreational center for the city of Warrenton. That individual does not have the right to make his neighbor also fund that project. He can ask his neighbor to fund his project and if the individual with the project gets enough people to agree and fund the project, the project can go forward.
Civil government was instituted to protect life, liberty and property. The city government really doesn’t have the authority to put this issue to a vote of the people. This should be a private endeavor. If the people want it, the people who want it can let the free market work in their favor.
Clif Ehlen, Warrenton
When reading through the Warren County Record last week I was surprised to see a full age regarding the Warrenton Recreation Center. I assume it was paid for by the City of Warrenton.
The colors, the pictures, the comparisons were so positive, so attractive I looked for the “paid for” at the bottom of the ad to see the political committee which was going to be providing the support for the issue. There was no “paid for.” This full page “informational” piece on the proposed Warrenton Recreational Center may comply with the letter of the law regarding informational rather than endorsing but it certainly abuses the spirit of the law.
But more importantly, the mayor and the board of aldermen have abused one of the principles of good civil government. One can delegate to the civil government only what that person has the authority to do himself. The civil government does not have the authority to put an illegitimate item to a vote of the people.
An individual may support a cause as worthy as a recreational center for the city of Warrenton. That individual does not have the right to make his neighbor also fund that project. He can ask his neighbor to fund his project and if the individual with the project gets enough people to agree and fund the project, the project can go forward.
Civil government was instituted to protect life, liberty and property. The city government really doesn’t have the authority to put this issue to a vote of the people. This should be a private endeavor. If the people want it, the people who want it can let the free market work in their favor.
Clif Ehlen, Warrenton
For Congress to guarantee a right to health care, or any other good or service, whether a person can afford it or not, it must diminish someone else's rights, namely their rights to their earnings. The reason is that Congress has no resources of its very own. Moreover, there is no Santa Claus, Easter Bunny or Tooth Fairy giving them those. The fact that government has no resources of its very own forces one to recognize that in order for government to give one American citizen a dollar, it must first, through intimidation, threats and coercion, confiscate that dollar from some other American. If one person has a right to something he did not earn, of necessity it requires that another person not have a right to something that he did earn. To argue that people have a right that imposes obligations on another is an absurd concept. A better term for new-fangled rights to health care, decent housing and food is wishes. If we called them wishes, I would be in agreement with most other Americans for I, too, wish that everyone had adequate health care, decent housing and nutritious meals. However, if we called them human wishes, instead of human rights, there would be confusion and cognitive dissonance. The average American would cringe at the thought of government punishing one person because he refused to be pressed into making someone else's wish come true. None of my argument is to argue against charity. Reaching into one's own pockets to assist his fellow man in need is praiseworthy and laudable. Reaching into someone else's pockets to do so is despicable and deserves condemnation." unknown author
More people than ever are now awake and aware to what's happening in our country. Unfortunately, a huge majority of our fellow citizens continue to go about their daily lives waiting for someone else to fix our problems.
Everyday you fail to take that first step towards becoming a part of the solution makes it less likely you or your children will ever see the country you grew up in again. We are anxious to meet you and hear what you think about what's happening in our country. Help us to take back our country and restore true freedom to America.
Please join us at the Scenic Regional Library in Warrenton for our monthly gathering. All Warren County citizens are welcome at all of our events.
God Bless all of you and God Bless America !!
Everyday you fail to take that first step towards becoming a part of the solution makes it less likely you or your children will ever see the country you grew up in again. We are anxious to meet you and hear what you think about what's happening in our country. Help us to take back our country and restore true freedom to America.
Please join us at the Scenic Regional Library in Warrenton for our monthly gathering. All Warren County citizens are welcome at all of our events.
God Bless all of you and God Bless America !!
THE book to read
if you care about America!
if you care about America!
Tea Party on the Corner
Spring is back and so is the Tea Party on the Corner in Warrenton. Join us Sunday May 20th in front of Walgreens anytime between 1:30 and 2:30 pm and then follow us to our monthly meeting at the library!
End of Session Townhall Meeting
with State Rep. Bart Korman and State Sen. Brian Nieves
Please join us as our members of the Missouri General Assembly discuss the accomplishments of the 96th General Assembly
Monday, June 11 6:30 p.m.
Holiday Inn Express 1008 N. Hwy 47 Warrenton, MO 63383
AGENDA
The 93-minute documentary exposes the plan of communists to destroy the moral underpinnings of Western civilization and shows how successful they've been as Americans have failed to pay much attention over the past several decades.
Friday, June 15
6:30 p.m.
Belle Starr Theatre
112 E. Boonslick
Warrenton, MO 63383
Spring is back and so is the Tea Party on the Corner in Warrenton. Join us Sunday May 20th in front of Walgreens anytime between 1:30 and 2:30 pm and then follow us to our monthly meeting at the library!
End of Session Townhall Meeting
with State Rep. Bart Korman and State Sen. Brian Nieves
Please join us as our members of the Missouri General Assembly discuss the accomplishments of the 96th General Assembly
Monday, June 11 6:30 p.m.
Holiday Inn Express 1008 N. Hwy 47 Warrenton, MO 63383
AGENDA
The 93-minute documentary exposes the plan of communists to destroy the moral underpinnings of Western civilization and shows how successful they've been as Americans have failed to pay much attention over the past several decades.
Friday, June 15
6:30 p.m.
Belle Starr Theatre
112 E. Boonslick
Warrenton, MO 63383
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